Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
خ ش ب (ḵ š b)
6 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xa.ʃab/
  • Noun:(file)

Noun

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خَشَب (ḵašabm (plural أَخْشَاب (ʔaḵšāb) or خُشْبَان (ḵušbān) or خُشُب (ḵušub) or خُشْب (ḵušb))

  1. wood, lumber, timber
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Denominal verb derived from خَشَب (ḵašab, wood).

Verb

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خَشَّبَ (ḵaššaba) II (non-past يُخَشِّبُ (yuḵaššibu), verbal noun تَخْشِيب (taḵšīb))

  1. to lignify, to become woody, to become woodlike
  2. to line with wood, to panel, to wainscot
Conjugation
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
خ ش ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic خَشَب (ḵašab).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خشب (ḵašabm (collective, singulative خشبة f (ḵašabe), paucal خشبات (ḵašabāt), plural أخشاب (ʔaḵšāb))

  1. wood (material)